Veteran actress Lillian Dube has lambasted the entertainment industry for neglecting legends like Joe Mafela while he was still alive. Lillian just hours after news of Joe’s death emerged in a car accident, and said that she felt like the industry had
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A group known as Operation Dudula has been accused of chasing away immigrants from the Jeppe Clinic in central Johannesburg, preventing them from receiving medical treatment. The group has previously targeted immigrants at clinics in Gauteng, including Hillbrow and Kalafong in Tshwane. Wema Musa, an immigrant from Malawi who is eight
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Johannesburg – Members of the civil organization movement Operation Dudula are planning to hold a picket in the Pimville area of Johannesburg on January 12, 2023, to protest what they perceive as the overrepresentation of foreign nationals in public schools in the Gauteng province. The picket is planned to take place outside of Soweto College,
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent legal protection against former President Jacob Zuma and his “abuses”, according to reports. Ramaphosa has filed an application in the Johannesburg High Court seeking an interdict to halt Zuma’s private prosecution of him. The former President claims that Ramaphosa is an “accessory” to crimes allegedly committed
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party despite being mired in scandal and facing calls to step down as president. President Ramaphosa, who had been widely tipped to secure a second five-year term as ANC leader at a party gathering in Johannesburg, beat former Health
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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over the “Farmgate” scandal. The president has been accused of covering up a $4m (£3.3m) theft from his farm in 2020, including kidnapping and bribing the burglars into silence. A leaked report from an independent panel has found that Mr Ramaphosa abused his position
Read More →South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as “unfortunate” a US terror alert for an upmarket area of Johannesburg. The US warning urged Americans to steer clear of big gatherings. It said the warning affects the suburb of Sandton, and is particularly acute during the coming weekend. President Ramaphosa said the alert had been issued
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The US embassy has raised the alarm of a “possible terrorist attack” in the greater Sandton area in Johannesburg over the weekend. In a security alert to US citizens in South Africa, it said, “terrorists may be planning to conduct an attack targeting large gatherings of people at an unspecified location” in Sandton on Saturday.
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South African former president Jacob Zuma has made himself available to contest in the upcoming national conference while endorsing his former wife Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the top job. In a statement released in the early hours of Tuesday, 27 September, Zuma said Dlamini-Zuma remains the best candidate to challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa again and
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The Zimbabwean embassy in South Africa says it is shocked by the comments made by Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba to a patient a week ago. Ramathuba sparked controversy last week after a video emerged of her chiding a Zimbabwean patient at a Limpopo hospital that immigrants were straining the provincial healthcare system. “We
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South African workers on Wednesday demonstrated against the country’s rising cost of living including record-high fuel prices and increased costs for basic foods. About 1,000 workers marched to the Union Buildings, the seat of government in the capital Pretoria, calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to contain rising prices. South Africa’s economy is still reeling
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